Berkeley: Duplex fire displaces 10 residents

BERKELEY -- A one-alarm fire early Saturday at a two-story duplex displaced 10 adults, a fire official said.

The fire in the 2600 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard was reported at 12:53 a.m., Battalion Chief Paul Cavagnaro said. It took firefighters about 30 minutes to bring the fire under control, he said.

The exact cause of the fire has not been determined, but firefighters believe it started outside at the back of the building and headed up into the attic, Cavagnaro said. A second building on the property was not damaged.

"It does not appear to be arson," he said.

All 10 people were able to get out safely, and no one was injured. Some found lodging on their own, and the Red Cross assisted the others, Cavagnaro said.